RMF - Rich Music Format

RMF defined by
Beatnik
. It is a wrapper for audio formats like .wav, .au,
.aiff, .mp3 and MIDI. The purpose of the format is
to encrypt the data and to store MIDI and sounds
together. RMF is not much used at the moment, but it
can gain importance from the fact that the reference
implementation of the
Java Media Framework
and
JavaSound
can play RMF files.

RMF is not documented. The
RMF datasheet from Beatnik
just describe what you can do with RMF. There is
only one
editor
that can create RMF files. For those who just want
to play one format, it makes no sense to use RMF. It
makes you dependant from one company and gives you
no advantage. One should encrypt only with
documented methods. Undocumented encrypting methods
are considered unsecure. See the (undocumented)
encryption of DVD
explained in simple words
.